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[ adjective ] hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound

Examples

"a sizzling steak" "a sizzling spell of weather"

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

Sizzling temperatures and hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet .

(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

The most beautiful bed of pansies I 've seen was in a South_Dakota yard on a sizzling day .

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2
[ adjective ] characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement

Synonyms

red-hot

Examples

"a red-hot speech" "sizzling political issues"

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3
[ adjective ] intensely stirred up especially by anger or resentment

Synonyms

boiling

Examples

"he is boiling with anger" "still sizzling over the insult"

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